Freedom Aviation, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator BGSA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: FREEDOM AVIATION, INC., Freedom Aviation, Freedom Aviation, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2016-05-19 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N1724U) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Freedom Aviation (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a substantially damaged firewall.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA268
Accident · 1989-08-05 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA R172K (N758QB) No injuries Part 91

Operated by FREEDOM AVIATION (per NTSB report)

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATED AIRSPEED FOR AN ABORTED LANDING (GO-AROUND), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA192
Accident · 1985-08-17 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172P II (N54168) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by FREEDOM AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DEN85FA222

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2015–2015. Most-reported systems: Air conditioning & press. (21) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 1.

1 report on file.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2015-09-03 Matched by certificate designator
N70VR · ATA 2121

Part: MOTOR — FAILED (VENT BLOWER) · airframe 2,275 hrs · 2,210 cycles

VENTILATION BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AND FILLED COCKPIT WITH SMOKE.

Source: SDR BGSA2015FA0000454

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1724UCESSNA 172S2007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N54168Operator named in NTSB report
N70VRRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90A2001Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N758QBOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N1724U (CESSNA 172S) — records 2016 · registered to CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N758QB — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N54168 — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry